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"begin to ripen in May and go on till September. The droughts in 

 this particular district seem to favour their bearing. 



Our altitude is 1,550 feet, and we are § miles from the sea, with 

 table land and good roads to the edge of the cliff. 



Local names : — Robin Mango ; No. Eleven ; Green Skin ; Turpen- 

 tine ; Common; Yam; Cashew; Mammee; Black; Kidney (No. 1); 

 Cotton; Beef; Hairy; Mdney (No. 2) Dardy William; Blue. 

 From Mr. 8. A. Shaw, Alligator Pond. 



The " Commcn Mango." In the lowlands here this kind is much 

 preferred, a very delicious mango, round in shape, bright yellow, with 

 rosy cheeks. 



2. " Robin." This is rather flat in shape, ripens green, with a 

 shading of reddish brown ; a most luscious mango, though rather 

 stringy, very soon after ripening spoils, getting black spots. 



3. " No. Eleven." This is generally known, I need give no descrip- 

 tion. 



4. Kidney." I doubt not so called fiom the shape, ripens green, 

 fairly agreeable in flavour, not very stringy. 



5. " Big Breast." Maybe the same as " Yam Mango/ or "Beef 

 Mango," large size and round, rather mealy and when not quite ripe 

 cuts like a yam ; nothing particular to recommend it in flavour. 



6 " Turpentine." Somewhat round, ripens green, strongly fla- 

 voured of turpentine. 



7. " Scratch." Oval in shape, ripens green, reddish brown cheeks, 

 scrapes the tongue and throat ; only for pigs. 



8. " Green Skin." This I believe is known elsewhere as " Black 

 Mango," rather small in size; there are two descriptions in this dis- 

 trict, viz , one ripens green, the other pale yellow, a most delicious 

 mango, very much esteemed. It has little or no string, but soon spoils. 



9. " Cashew Mango." Resembling in shape a Cashew nut, and 

 veiy little larger, black and agreeably flavoured, sold by the quart. 



10. " Cow Tongue." A long flat shaped, pale, greenish-yellow ; 

 nothing special in flavour. 



The approximate altitude for mangoes is 600 feet; over 1,000 feet 

 they do not bear fruit, or very rarely, the temperature I should say 

 about 60 degrees and the rainfall an average (i.e. this district) 16 

 inches for the year. Mangoes are generally in season from May to 

 August or September. 



' From Br. James Neish, Old Harbour. 

 In answer to your inquiries relating to mangoes, I have to say 

 that I think I may include my own inquiiies in the locality and 

 send you the result. 



Order of Mb*rit. 

 List 1. List 2. 



No. 11 Miss Lucy \ growing at Dairs, St. 



Black Mango Nelly J Catherine, 500 ft. 



Hairy Skin Pint of Wine, St. Catherine 



Kidney No. 11 



Plum Mango (a very small kind Kidney 



sold by measure) Hairy Skin. Common over a largo 



Ladies Finger area of western St. Catherine, 



Pint of Wine most abundant in St. John 



